The current market conditions present a golden opportunity for US dollar earners and US residents to consider purchasing properties in Europe, thinks online mortgage broker Offshoreonline. With the US dollar now 10% stronger against the Euro compared to two years ago, prospective buyers can enjoy an effective 10% reduction in…

The successive and rapid series of UK Base Rate rises implemented by the Bank of England  are starting to take effect on the UK economy, cooling the labour market and easing inflationary pressures, according to the Bank of England’s chief economist, Huw Pill, commenting after the last UK Base Rate…

With UK Base Rate currently at 5% (July 2023) and house prices apparently falling in the UK, is now a good time to invest in a buy to let UK mortgage, if you are an expat? First the facts – house prices are falling, if only relatively, but it also…

(Source: Rightmove.co.uk) During the pandemic, lots of home movers looking to coastal towns and countryside villages, in search of more green spaces and a slower paced lifestyle. But recently, this trend has reversed and property portal Rightmove has seen a big shift in home-movers looking to return to cities. If…

US resident buyers of property in France now have easier access to French euro mortgages that UK residents. It’s hard to imagine that just a few years ago, BNP, a French bank, used to regularly report that UK buyers were one of the largest groups of overseas buyers of property…

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), whose members carry out property surveys and valuations for mortgage banks and building societies, are reporting fewer house price falls in March, with an expectation that prices may start to rise in the next 12 months. RICS surveys are an important forward looking…

We reproduce an edited copy of a thoughtful report from Rightmove this month which will be of interest to many expat house buyers Asking prices see smallest February increase on record We’re heading into the busiest season of the year for home-movers. More people start their search for a new…

The UK buy to let housing market may have turned an important corner with major lenders announcing lower rates for expat buy to let mortgages and two property portals, Zoopla and Rightmove,  announcing that the supply of houses put on the market had increased by 5.9% in January and asking…

Three positive signs for UK Property Investing – 2022 Set against the background of sterling’s relative collapse and the news of rising UK Base Rates, it might seem hard to see an upside to being a UK mortgage investor, but expat mortgages broker Offshoreonline sees reasons to be cheerful. “Since…

Expat buy to let house purchase and remortgage enquiries are continuing at the high levels seen late last year, despite two increases in UK Base Rate this year, according to specialist expat mortgage brokers, Offshoreonline. Offshoreonline’s Guy Stephenson comments, “Last year we saw several factors impacting the market. Covid obviously…